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‘Doomed’ Tories seeking to ‘do as much damage as they can’ with anti-union laws and bonfire of rights, prison officers hear
by Ben Chacko in Eastbourne

MULTI-pronged attack on workers’ rights come from a Conservative government that is “doomed to lose the next election but is nevertheless absolutely intent on doing as much damage as it possibly can before it leaves office,” prison officers heard today.
Institute of Employment Rights president Lord John Hendy KC addressed a fringe meeting called by the IER and Thompson’s Solicitors on navigating the threats posed by anti-union laws.
Members of the Prison Officers Association are already familiar with restrictions on their strike rights — being forbidden from striking under Section 127 of the Criminal Justice & Public Order Act.
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